SERGIO GARCIA is considering an amnesty in his decade-long dispute with Britain’s taxman to make a shock appearance at next month’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Spanish Ryder Cup star Garcia, who tied for eighth at the Masters last weekend, has not played the European Tour’s summer flagship event since he won it in 2002.

I’m working on my schedule, but people are going to be shocked about where I will be playing

Sergio Garcia

Garcia has not only resented the tax of up to 50 per cent he would have had to pay on any winnings, but also on a percentage of his worldwide sponsorship deals. But last year the government waived the sponsorship tax on athletes attending the Olympics and have taken the same steps towards next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Garcia has gritted his teeth annually to play The Open, but an easing of tax burdens on appearing in lesser events has paved the way for his return to Wentworth.

“I’m working on my schedule, but people are going to be shocked about where I will be playing,” he said ahead of the Spanish Open.